RITIKA AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-7467-2026 1 118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-7467-2026 Date of Decision: 25.06.2026 RITIKA AND ANOTHER ......... Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present : Mr. Kartik Patial, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab. **** VIKAS BAHL, J. (Oral) 1. The present Criminal Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents no.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that they both are major inasmuch as petitioner no.1 was born on 22.05.2006, as is apparent from her Aadhar card (Annexure P-4), and petitioner No.2 was born on 07.01.1992, as is apparent from his Aadhar Card (Annexure P-5), and have married each other on 18.06.2026, with their free consent and without any pressure and that this is their first marriage. Reliance has been placed upon the marriage certificate and photographs (Annexure P-1 and P-2). It is also stated by the learned counsel for the petitioners that a detailed representation dated 18.06.2026 (Annexure P-3) has also been given to respo